{"id":77298,"date":"2023-02-09T14:02:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T14:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=77298"},"modified":"2023-04-17T12:29:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T11:29:23","slug":"local-campaigners-aim-to-save-iconic-welsh-river-under-threat-from-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/science-environment\/local-campaigners-aim-to-save-iconic-welsh-river-under-threat-from-pollution","title":{"rendered":"Local campaigners aim to save iconic Welsh river threatened by pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The River Wye is dying due to industrial poultry farming, what can be done to save Britain\u2019s favourite river?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/matt-photo-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/matt-photo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/matt-photo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/matt-photo-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/matt-photo-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/matt-photo.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/matt-photo-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/matt-photo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/matt-photo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/matt-photo-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/matt-photo-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/matt-photo.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The River Wye was voted Britain&#8217;s favourite river by the BBC in 2010.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Reach your hand into the River Wye near its source high in the Cambrian mountains and you would expect to find a shiny polished pebble and fast-running pure water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do the same a few miles south of Hereford on one of the river\u2019s slowly meanders towards the Severn and you\u2019ll find that a similar stone is now hidden under a thick layer of algae and dark dirty green water, that feels sticky and slimy to the touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen you pick up a pebble you notice that it feels slimy, it would wiggle in your hand, it\u2019s almost alive with nitrates and phosphates,\u201d said Mike Dunsbee, founder of Friends of the Wye, a campaign group determined to save this sick river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This nitrate pollution in the Wye is the result of industrial poultry farming in the area which has decimated its ecosystem. The river that was once famed for its salmon has seen its fish stocks almost disappear in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"77303\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Crowfoot2019Before.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Crowfoot2019Before.jpg 870w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Crowfoot2019Before-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Crowfoot2019Before-770x433.jpg 770w, 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\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"879\" height=\"494\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"77304\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Crowfoot2020After.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Crowfoot2020After.jpg 879w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Crowfoot2020After-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Crowfoot2020After-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Crowfoot2020After-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 879px) 100vw, 879px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"879\" height=\"494\" data-id=\"77304\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Crowfoot2020After.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Crowfoot2020After.jpg 879w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Crowfoot2020After-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Crowfoot2020After-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Crowfoot2020After-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 879px) 100vw, 879px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Water crows foot in the Wye July 2019 (Left) compared to July 2020 (Right).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s been a significant drop in fish numbers as a result, particularly salmon, 20 years ago six thousand salmon were caught on the Wye, last year it was 511.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pollution has seen the disappearance of a vital oxygenating plant called water crows foot, which the river\u2019s ecosystem depends on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"876\" height=\"493\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/DavidDaviesJuly22.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/DavidDaviesJuly22.jpg 876w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/DavidDaviesJuly22-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/DavidDaviesJuly22-770x433.jpg 770w, 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class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mike Dunsbee (Left) with David Davies (Welsh Secretary of State) and Nick Day (Friends of the Wye).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s vital to all life in the river, from the little invertebrates to small fish, salmon to swans and so on, about 95% of that has disappeared and that has destroyed the wildlife within the river,\u201d said Mike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avara is the largest producer in the Wye catchment, processing around two million chickens per week<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEstimates are of there being about 24 million chickens at any one time producing around 250,000 tonnes of waste per year. The problem then lies with what to do with that waste, it mainly ends up being spread on the fields as fertiliser,\u201d explained Mike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"2000\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Affects-of-water-Pollution-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Affects-of-water-Pollution-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Affects-of-water-Pollution-2-120x300.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Affects-of-water-Pollution-2-770x1925.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Affects-of-water-Pollution-2-614x1536.jpg 614w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Affects-of-water-Pollution-2-293x733.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Affects-of-water-Pollution-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Affects-of-water-Pollution-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Affects-of-water-Pollution-2-120x300.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Affects-of-water-Pollution-2-770x1925.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Affects-of-water-Pollution-2-614x1536.jpg 614w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Affects-of-water-Pollution-2-293x733.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis causes the fields to become what we call \u2018nutrient saturated\u2019, when it rains all these excess nutrients simply get washed away and end up in the Wye.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Campaigners have described plans for an enormous new mega poultry farm on one of the Wye\u2019s tributaries as \u2018a moment of life or death for the river.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just going to add to the situation and make it even more detrimental than it already is,\u201d said Mike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe biggest issue is with what to do with the chicken waste. Any new chicken sheds are adding to the phosphate loading of the land that\u2019s already oversaturated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Campaigners have appealed to the Welsh government to stop the plant from going ahead, as the decision now lies with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bridge-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bridge-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bridge-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bridge-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bridge-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bridge.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bridge-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bridge-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bridge-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bridge-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bridge-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/bridge.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Campaigners are urging the Welsh government to stop new chicken farms from getting the go-ahead.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Friends of the Wye have helped hold Avara to account for their contribution to the pollution of the Wye by setting up a meeting between them, the Government, the Environment Agency, and Natural Resources Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The result of this was the publishing of a roadmap by the poultry producers detailing how they will cease their contribution of excess phosphate pollution by 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re chasing up Avara and talking to Tesco, so that we\u2019re highlighting the issues we have in the hope that through their environmental policy, they will put pressure on their producers,\u201d said Mike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main solution being put forward is the removal of chicken waste from the catchment entirely, through incineration or other methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Algae-Bloom-July22a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77362\" width=\"769\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Algae-Bloom-July22a.jpg 685w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Algae-Bloom-July22a-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Algae-Bloom-July22a-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Algae-Bloom-July22a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77362\" width=\"769\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Algae-Bloom-July22a.jpg 685w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Algae-Bloom-July22a-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/Algae-Bloom-July22a-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Algae bloom on the Lower Wye July 2022. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are areas of the UK that are nitrate and phosphate lacking and they are importing them from overseas,\u201d Mike explained. \u201cWe could ship some of our excesses up there and make some money for farmers in the process.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The River Wye is vital to the local economy and is a designated area of outstanding natural beauty, a vital Welsh tourism link attracting over 6 million visitors annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/1\/embed?mid=1KX6GGY3BxFP5yp3LQsSm87kufUe4BDk&amp;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/1\/embed?mid=1KX6GGY3BxFP5yp3LQsSm87kufUe4BDk&amp;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Wye is one of the UK\u2019s best-loved rivers, it\u2019s an iconic river. To lose the Wye because of excess pollution would kill tourism here, but where does it end? What about the next river and the next river after that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe just need to keep shouting about it, keep politicians and producers in check, the best way to do so is to get involved in a group like ours, write to your MP\u2019s, your local councillors, and your government.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The River Wye is dying as a result of industrial poultry farming, what can be done to save one of Britain\u2019s most iconic 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